Berlin crash treated as terror attack; detained suspect cleared

Berlin prosecutors said Tuesday they released the person they initially detained as a suspect in a truck crash that killed 12 people at a Christmas market.


Investigators determined the man was above suspicion. The 23-year-old Pakistani asylum-seeker was arrested leaving the scene of the attack.

"The investigations so far did not result in an urgent grounds for suspicion," they said in a statement. "The criminal investigations carried out so far have not been able to prove a presence of the accused during the incident in the truck."

Officials said the perpetrator is likely still at large. Officials, though, continue to acknowledge the possibility that the event was carried out by a migrant.
 [upi.com]
20/12/16